The story given here is quite interesting and really gives us an insight
into DECISION MAKING
這個故事很有意思,讓我們對做決定有更深刻的認識
Which one will you choose?你會選擇哪一個?
A group of children were playing near two railway tracks, one still in
use while the other disused. Only one child played on the disused track,
the rest on the operational track.
The train came, and you were just beside the track interchange. It was
not possible to stop the train but You could make the train change its
course to the disused track and saved most of the kids.
However, that would also mean the lone child playing by the disused
track would be sacrificed. Or would you rather let the train go its
way?Let's take a pause to think what kind of decision we could
make................
Most people might choose to divert the course of the train, and
sacrifice only one child. To save most of the children at the expense of
only one child was a rational decision most people would make, morally
and emotionally.
But, have you ever thought that the child choosing to play on the
disused track had in fact made the right decision to play at a safe
place?
但是,你是否想過,那名選擇在停用鐵軌上玩的小孩顯然是做出了正確決定- -在安全的地方玩?
Nevertheless, he had to be sacrificed because of his ignorant friends
who chose to play where the danger was.然而他卻必須 為那些選擇在危險的地方玩的無知的朋友們而去犧牲。
This kind of dilemma happens around us everyday. In the office,
community, in politics and especially in a democratic society, the
minority is often sacrificed for the interest of the majority, no matter
how foolish or ignorant the majority are, and how far-sighted and
knowledgeable the minority are.這種進退兩難的局面 每天都在我們的身邊發生。
The child who chose not to play with the rest on the operational track
was sidelined. And in the case he was sacrificed, no one would shed a
tear for him.那個選擇不與其他小孩在仍在使用的鐵軌上玩耍的唯一小孩 被逐出局。他如果被犧牲掉,沒有人為他落一滴眼淚。
To make the proper decision is not try to change the course of the
train, because the kids playing on the operational track should have
known very well that track was still in use, and that they should have
run away if they heard the train's sirens.正確的決定是 –
不要試圖讓火車變道,因為在鐵軌上玩的孩子們當然知道軌道仍在使用,當她們聽到火車鳴笛,自然會跑開的。
If the train was diverted, that lone child would definitely die because
he never thought the train could come over to that track! Moreover, that
track was not in use probably because it was not
safe.如果你將軌道切換後,那個乖小孩必定慘死,因為他從沒想過火車還會開到廢軌道上!而且,該軌道之所以被廢棄,可能是因為它是有問題,
不安全的。
If the train was diverted to the track, we could put the lives of all
passengers on board at stake! And in your attempt to save a few kids by
sacrificing one child, you might end up sacrificing hundreds of people
to save these few
kids.如果火車被切換過去了,整車的乘客可能被置於危險之中!在你試著犧牲一個小孩的生命來挽救幾個小孩的時候,你可能結果是
在用整車的乘客來挽救這幾個小孩子。
While we are all aware that life is full of tough decisions that need to
be made, we may not realize that hasty decisions may not always be the
right one. "Remember that what's right isn't always popular... and
what's popular isn't always right.“我們都知道
生活中充滿著艱難的決定需要我們去做,但我們可能沒有意識到,匆忙做出的決定並不總是正確的。“記住,正確的決定 不總是大家都支持的那一個…
而大家都支持的不見得總是正確的。”
Remember/記住
Everybody makes mistakes; that's why they put erasers on pencils每個人都會犯錯;